Two more stabbings over the weekend; nearing last year's total

CHICO — A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection to a stabbing that occurred over the weekend.

The boy was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old unidentified male at about 3 a.m. Saturday, said Chico police Sgt. George Laver.

Police said the victim was found lying on the ground with multiple stab wounds outside a residence on Sunrise Court, off East 20th Street in south Chico.

Chico police officer Mike Rodden, who was on the department's gang unit, was reportedly following another call when he came across the juvenile, Laver said. Rodden allegedly had information on the male and determined he was the subject police were looking for.

Information on whether the incident was gang-related was not available.

The man, whose name police are not releasing, is in stable condition, Laver said.

On Sunday, police responded to an unrelated incident where another person reported being stabbed.

A 19-year-old Chico State University student reportedly told police he was walking northbound on Cherry Street with two friends, and when they got to West Fourth Street he knocked over a trash can in front of a residence, Laver said. A woman, who was also a university student, witnessed it and got into a yelling match with him.

She allegedly took a swing at him and missed, he said. Then he reportedly swung at her and missed, and at that point people from across the street came to help her.

Another male from down the street also got involved and a brawl broke out, Laver said. When they went their separate ways, the 19-year-old realized he had a laceration.

He was transported to Enloe Medical Center to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

There were no arrests made, Laver said. Once officers arrived, everyone had left.

Chico police have responded to 21 stabbing incidents since Jan. 1. In all of 2012, there were a total of 23.